# 1888 men's tennis season

The 1888 Men's tennis season was composed of the thirteenth annual pre-open era tennis circuit incorporating 129 tournaments.
The season began in January in Madras, India, and ended in December in Napier, New Zealand.

## Season summary

In 1888 the twelfth edition of the 1888 Wimbledon Championships was held, this saw the victory of Ernest Renshaw who defeated the Briton Ernest Wool Lewis in the final of the preliminary tournament by 7–9, 6–1, 8–6, 6–4 . Renshaw then defeated defending champion Herbert Lawford in the challenge round to claim the title for the first time. In the fourth edition of the men's doubles the brothers William Renshaw and Ernest Renshaw regained the title they had not been able to defend the previous year by beating the title holders Herbert Wilberforce and Patrick Bowes-Lyon in the challenge round per 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3.
In 1888 the eighth edition of the Irish Championships was also played where the Briton Ernest Renshaw prevailed who defeated James Willoughby Hamilton 6-4 5-7 6-4 3-6 6–2 in the final. In the U.S. National Championships, (today known as the US Open) held on the grass courts of the Newport Casino in Newport in the United States, the American Henry Slocum prevailed in the men's singles, defeating his compatriot Howard Augustus Taylor in 3 sets in the final of the preliminary tournament with the score of 6-4 6-1 6–0. Richard Sears after his seventh consecutive victory at the US National Championships he no longer participated in the tournament so the victory was awarded to Taylor without playing the challenge round. In addition to the men's singles tournament at the Staten Island Cricket Club in New York, the doubles tournament was also held where Oliver Campbell and Valentine Gill Hall prevailed, beating Edward MacMullen and Clarence Hobart in the final.
In the New South Wales Championships in Sydney, the Australian Dudley Webb prevailed in the men's singles, beating his compatriot Charles W. Cropper in the final. In the British Covered Court Championships in London, one of the earliest tournaments in tennis history to be played on indoor courts, Ernest Lewis prevailed in the men's singles defeating Ernest George Meers.

## Season results

Included:
Notes 1: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921), in some tournaments not all.
Notes 2:'This is an incomplete roll of tournaments staged this year
Key
* Important.
* National
* Provincial/State/Regional
* County
* Local

### January

No events

### February

No events

### March

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist |
| March | Tropical Championships St. Augustine Lawn Tennis Club St. Augustine, United States Wood (i) Singles - Doubles | Henry Graff Trevor 5 sets | C.E. Garrett | |
| March | Tropical Championships St. Augustine Lawn Tennis Club St. Augustine, United States Wood (i) Singles - Doubles | Challenger Thomas Sterling Beckwith | | |
| 10 Mar | Bombay Gymkhana Club Tournament Bombay Gymkhana Club Bombay, India Grass Singles - Doubles | F. Ward 2-6 6-5 6-3 | T.C. Sangster | George McMahon Mr. Agnew Turner |

### April

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| 17 April | British Covered Court Championships London, Great Britain Wood (i) Singles - Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6–3, 6–0, 6–1 | Ernest Meers | | |

### May

| Week | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| 1 May | New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Singles - Doubles | Dudley Webb 6–0, 6–4, 7–5 | Charles W. Cropper | | |
| 20 May. | Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya Lawn Tennis Club Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay Singles – Doubles | Charles Edward De Fonblanque 6-4 6-5 4-6 4-6 6-4 | Edward George Farquharson | L.E. Dalton Thomas W. Gallwey | James Parsons Dove M. Findlay Edgar Vanderspar |
| 21 May | Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland Singles - Doubles | Ernest Renshaw 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | Willoughby Hamilton | | |
| 26 May. | Fitzwilliam Club Championships Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club Dublin, Ireland Grass | Willoughby Hamilton 6-4 6-3 6-1 | Harold Segerson Mahony | J.F. Hughes J.T. Maxwell | Ernest Henry Greene Charles Pierce Rowley James Edward Mahon C. Roberts |
| 26 May. | Fitzwilliam Club Championships Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club Dublin, Ireland Grass | Challenger Tom Campion | | J.F. Hughes J.T. Maxwell | Ernest Henry Greene Charles Pierce Rowley James Edward Mahon C. Roberts |
| 24 – 26 May | West of Scotland Championships Pollockshields Athletic Club Pollockshields Scotland Grass | J.B. Gray 6–3, 8–6, 6–2 | William Thomas Hendry | C. Gray Anderson Steel | Herbert Bowes-Lyon Richard Millar Watson Horatio R. Babington Peile G.H. Aitken |
| 24 - 26 May. | Western Counties Championship Pollockshields Athletic Club Pollockshields Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Arthur Nevile John Story 6-2 2-6 6-3 8-6 | Edward Barnard Fuller | G. Scott-Jackson Richard Millar Watson | John Adams James Cleland Burns R. Roxburgh E.W. Wyatt |

### June

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| Jun | Broughty Ferry Open Broughty Ferry LTC Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland Clay Singles - Doubles | Alfred Aitken Thomson 6-3 8-6 3-6 7-5 | Arthur Nevile John Story | | |
| 4 Jun | Middle States Championships Hoboken, New Jersey, United States Singles - Doubles | Edward Peale MacMullen 6-0, 6–4, 0–6, 8-6 | Robert Livingston Beeckman | | |
| 4 Jun | West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Harry S. Barlow 6–4, 6–3, 8–10, 3–6, 8–6 | James Baldwin | | |
| 6 - 9 June. | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Clay | Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 | Edward Barnard Fuller | J.C. Huie Pat. Smith | Stanley Riseley J.C.S. Sandeman Kenneth Sanderson Richard Millar Watson |
| 6 - 9 June. | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Clay | Challenge round Archibald Thomson | | J.C. Huie Pat. Smith | Stanley Riseley J.C.S. Sandeman Kenneth Sanderson Richard Millar Watson |
| 6 - 9 June. | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Clay | John Galbraith Horn Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-1, 0-6, 8-6, 6-4 | Arthur Nevile John Story Arnold Wyersdale Blake | J.C. Huie Pat. Smith | Stanley Riseley J.C.S. Sandeman Kenneth Sanderson Richard Millar Watson |
| 6 - 9 June. | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Clay | Richard Millar Watson Ann Dod 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 | C.D. Murray Jane Ferguson | J.C. Huie Pat. Smith | Stanley Riseley J.C.S. Sandeman Kenneth Sanderson Richard Millar Watson |
| 11 Jun | Welsh Championships Penarth, Wales, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Willoughby Hamilton 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 | Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne | | |
| 11 Jun| | Nottinghamshire Championships Nottingham, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Frederick William Snook w.o. | Herbert Durrant Snook | | |
| 11 Jun| | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Harry S. Barlow 7-5 6-3 4-6 2-6 ret. | Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne | | |
| 13 Jun | Southern Championships Baltimore, Maryland, United States Singles - Doubles | Alexander Hamilton Stump Post ? | Leigh Bonsal | Rodmond Vernon Beach William Austin Tomes | Charles L. McCauley Yates Pennington Oscar R. Woodward |
| 13 Jun | Southern Championships Baltimore, Maryland, United States Singles - Doubles | Leigh Bonsal L.V. Lemoyne | | Rodmond Vernon Beach William Austin Tomes | Charles L. McCauley Yates Pennington Oscar R. Woodward |
| 17 Jun | Macclesfield Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Macclesfield LTC Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles | Henry Guy Nadin w.o. | G.E. Lowe | John Barlow Thistlethwaite G.H. Willoughby | W. Burgess H.R. Greaves J.A. Rooke W. Twyford |
| 18 Jun | London Championships London, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6-0 6-1 6-2 | Harry S. Barlow | | |
| 18 Jun | Kent Championships Beckenham, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Ernest Meers 5–7, 3–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–2 | Frederick A. Bowlby | | |
| 18 Jun | Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Willoughby Hamilton 6-1 8-6 6-1 | Harry Grove | | |
| 21 Jun. | Northumberland Cricket Club Open Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Kenneth R. Marley 6-1 6-2 6-2 | Harold Gurney Pease | George Bloomfield Garvey Harold King | W. Armstrong Arthur Wellesley Hallward A. Jackson Wilson Pease |
| 20–22 Jun. | New England Championships New Haven LTC New Haven, Connecticut United States Singles – Doubles | Henry Slocum 8-6 5-7 6-4 4-6 6-2 | Oliver Samuel Campbell | Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach William Larned Thacher | C.H. Ludington jr6 John W. Nichols Jr C.W. Pierson Albert Empie Wright |
| 20–22 Jun. | New England Championships New Haven LTC New Haven, Connecticut United States Singles – Doubles | Challenger Edward Peale MacMullen | | Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach William Larned Thacher | C.H. Ludington jr6 John W. Nichols Jr C.W. Pierson Albert Empie Wright |
| 25 Jun. | Waterloo Tournament Waterloo Lawn Tennis Club Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Jacob Gaitskell Brown w.o. | Herbert Chipp | William Parkfield Wethered Ernest Joseph Soares | P.G. Hall Andrew Laurie Macfie G. Smith Beresford St. George Verschoyle |
| 30 Jun | Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | James Baldwin 7-9 6-0 6-2 6-4 | Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross | G.E. Lowe Frank Noon | George Ernest Dixon Brown Marmaduke Strickland Constable John Redfern Deykin Noel Maitland Farrer |
| 30 Jun | Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | John Redfern Deykin Maud Watson 0-6 7-5 6-2 | George Brown Bertha Steedman | G.E. Lowe Frank Noon | George Ernest Dixon Brown Marmaduke Strickland Constable John Redfern Deykin Noel Maitland Farrer |
| 30 Jun. | Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Harry Scrivener 6-2 6-0 9-7 | Henry Guy Nadin | Francis Russell Burrow G.E. Lowe | George Reston Brewerton W.R. Craig Percival Du Sautoy Leather Herbert Haden Monckton |
| 30 Jun. | Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Challenger John Redfern Deykin | | Francis Russell Burrow G.E. Lowe | George Reston Brewerton W.R. Craig Percival Du Sautoy Leather Herbert Haden Monckton |

### July

| Week | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| Jul | Natal Championships Brea Lawn Tennis Ground Durban, South Africa Singles - Doubles | William J. Grant 6-2 6-3 6-1 | A. Butcher | Samuel Francis Beningfield Mr. Weise | W.E. Butcher Mr. Collinson Mr. Short |
| Jul | Natal Championships Brea Lawn Tennis Ground Durban, South Africa Singles - Doubles | Challenger Reuben Widdows Beningfield | | Samuel Francis Beningfield Mr. Weise | W.E. Butcher Mr. Collinson Mr. Short |
| Jul | Houndiscombe Tennis Tournament Houndiscombe, Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Wilfred Milne 6-1 6-0 | C.R. Broad | | |
| Jul | Norton Lawn Tennis Open Tournament Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, Great Britain Clay Singles - Doubles | H.C. King 6-2 4-6 10-8 7-5 | Frederick T. Bradbury | | |
| 2 Jul. | County Dublin Championships Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | Joshua Pim 6-3 6-4 9-7 | William Drumond Hamilton | Thomas Harrison Griffiths Frank Stoker | C.P. Brett Manliffe Goodbody J. Godley William Henry Mahon |
| 2 Jul. | Somersetshire Championships Taunton, Somerset, England Grass Singles – Doubles | James Baldwin 1-6 7-5 6-3 | Ernest Legassicke Hancock * | H.F. Wilkinson | |
| 2 Jul | Northern Counties Challenge Cup Norton, County Durham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | E.W. Fletcher 6-2 6-3 6-0 | Henry Bolckow * | Arthur Burgess Crosby | Frederick T. Bradbury George E. Newby Harold Gurney Pease |
| 4 Jul. | Englewood Open Field Club Englewood, New Jersey, United States Clay Singles – Doubles | Oliver Campbell 6–2 1–6 5–7 6–4 6–4 | Albert Empie Wright | Grant Notman William Austin Tomes | Theodore M. Banks Clarence Hobart F.A. Kellogg Richard W. Stevens |
| 2–7 July. | Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Stafford Institute LTC Stafford, Great Britain Grass Singles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6-0 6-1 6-0 | Francis Russell Burrow | G.E. Lowe Frederick Anthony Watts | Tom Campion John Redfern Deykin Alfred Edward Thompson Walter Mace Shipman |
| 7 Jul | Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Cambridge, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 0-6 8-6 7-5 6-4 | Alfred E. Walker | Percy Bateman Brown Herbert Ramon Yglesias | F.H. Aves Horace Corthorn Elgood L.C.P. Wolferston F.R. Wilcox |
| 7 Jul | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Ernest Renshaw 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 [ | Herbert Lawford | | |
| 7 Jul | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw , 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 | Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce | | |
| 5–8 Jul. | Staten Island Invitation Staten Island Cricket & Baseball Club Livingston, Staten Island, New York City, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Henry Slocum 6-4 6-8 6-1 9-7 | Edward Peale MacMullen | Samuel A. Campbell Jr. Valentine Gill Hall | James Brown P.E. Johnson Quincy Shaw Howard Augustus Taylor |
| 8 Jul | Western Championships Scarlett Ribbon Club Chicago, United States Singles - Doubles | Charles Amherst Chase 6-3 6-3 6-1 | Samuel Thompson Chase | J.W. Carver | T.L. McClung E.A. Valentine |
| 8 Jul | Western Championships Scarlett Ribbon Club Chicago, United States Singles - Doubles | Challenger E.W. McClellan | | J.W. Carver | T.L. McClung E.A. Valentine |
| 14 Jul | Champion Hill Tournament East Dulwich, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Wilberforce Eaves 6-4 6-4 | G.A. Adair | | |
| 16 Jul. | Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-0 | John Redfern Deykin | Francis Russell Burrow G.S. Back | William Drumond Hamilton G.B. Hodson J.H. Mitchell Hampden Wilkieson |
| 23 Jul | Ilkley Closed Tournament Ilkley, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Arthur Godfrey Pease 5-7 6-1 6-4 6-4 | E.W. Fletcher | | |
| 23 Jul | Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament (later Yorkshire Championships) Ilkley, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | William Drummond Hamilton 6-3 6-2 6-2 | E.W. Fletcher | George Dixon Brown Arthur Godfrey Pease | Percy Bateman Brown Harold Weston Carlton Walter Mace Shipman Archibald Thomson |
| 23 Jul | Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6-2 6-2 6-2 | Ernest George Meers | | |
| 17 -23 Jul. | Rockaway Hunting Club Invitation Rockaway Hunting Club Lawrence, Nassau County, New York, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Henry Slocum 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 | Howard Augustus Taylor | Grant Notman | Carroll J. Post Jr. Morton Spring Paton Charles Edward Sands |
| 24 July. | Southampton Invitation Meadow Club Southampton, New York, US Surface ? Singles – Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor 6-8 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-3 | Henry Warner Slocum Jr. | Oliver Samuel Campbell Foxhall Parker Keene | F.M. Bacon J.F. Bacon D. Folsom William Austin Tomes |
| 24 July. | Southampton Invitation Meadow Club Southampton, New York, US Surface ? Singles – Doubles | Challenger Joseph Sill Clark | | Oliver Samuel Campbell Foxhall Parker Keene | F.M. Bacon J.F. Bacon D. Folsom William Austin Tomes |
| 27 Jul | Northumberland Championships Constabulary Cricket Ground Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6-0 6-0 6-0 | Percival Charles Du Sautoy Leather | | |
| 30 Jul. | Ilkley Open Tournament Ilkley LTC Ilkley, Yorkshire, England Grass | William Drumond Hamilton 6-3 6-2 6-2 | James Baldwin | George Ernest Dixon Brown Arthur Godfrey Pease | Percy Bateman Brown Harold Weston Carlton Walter Mace Shipman Archibald Thomson |
| 30 Jul. | Ilkley Open Tournament Ilkley LTC Ilkley, Yorkshire, England Grass | Challenger E.W. Fletcher | | George Ernest Dixon Brown Arthur Godfrey Pease | Percy Bateman Brown Harold Weston Carlton Walter Mace Shipman Archibald Thomson |

### August

| Week | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| Aug | Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Great Britain Clay Singles - Doubles | Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves 5-6 6-3 6-5 | D. Fuller | | |
| 1 Aug. | Derbyshire Championships Buxton LTC Buxton, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Tom Campion 7-5 6-4 7-5 | Percy Bateman Brown | T.G. Hill Archibald Thomson | Frederick T. Bradbury Harold Weston Carlton William Drumond Hamilton George Hillyard |
| 2 Aug | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Singles - Doubles | Henry Slocum 6-4 6-1 6-0 | Howard Augustus Taylor | | |
| 2 Aug | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Singles - Doubles | Oliver Campbell Valentine Hall 6-4 6-2 6-2 | Clarence Hobart Edward MacMullen | | |
| 31 Jul–4 Aug. | Wentworth Open Tournament Hotel Wentworth New Castle, New Hampshire, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Amherst Chase 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 | Oliver Samuel Campbell | Frederick Sherwood Mansfield Edward Peale MacMullen | Francis L. V. Hoppin Quincy Shaw Hugh A. Tallant Albert Empie Wright |
| 31 Jul–4 Aug. | North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | George Whitely Hayes 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 | W.H. Hayes | J. Halford P. Ormrod | G.D. Heaton R. Lloyd Williams |
| 31 Jul–4 Aug. | North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | Challenger Henry James Wilson Fosbery | | J. Halford P. Ormrod | G.D. Heaton R. Lloyd Williams |
| 1 - 4 Aug. | Westchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation) (Waterbury Challenge Cup) Westchester Country Club Harrison, New York, USA Grass Singles - Doubles | Oliver Samuel Campbell 6-8, 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 | Robert Livingston Beeckman | Howard Augustus Taylor Charles Edward Sands | |
| 3–6 Aug. | Rochester Open Paddock Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, Kent, England Grass Singles | Charles Gladstone Eames 6-3 6-4 | Wilfred Baddeley | Charles Percy Oliver Chipp R.J. Cracknell | Oscar William Benwell Arthur Benjamin Carvosso A.B. Green David Elgar Payn |
| 6 - 11 Aug. | West of Ireland Championships County Sligo Lawn Tennis Club Ardaghowen, Sligo, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Willoughby Hamilton 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 | Blaney Hamilton | Effingham Carroll McDowell Cecil John Cramer-Roberts | George Hewson Chaloner Knox George Stepney Charles Edward Wylam |
| 6 - 11 Aug. | West of Ireland Championships County Sligo Lawn Tennis Club Ardaghowen, Sligo, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Arthur John de Courcy Wilson | | Effingham Carroll McDowell Cecil John Cramer-Roberts | George Hewson Chaloner Knox George Stepney Charles Edward Wylam |
| 6 Aug. | Exmouth Tournament Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club Exmouth, England Singles – Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6-1 6-3 6-3 | Herbert Chipp | Harry Grove George Hillyard | Arnold Wyersdale Blake John Redfern Deykin Conway John Morgan Frank Noon |
| 7 - 11 Aug. | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | William Drumond Hamilton 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 | E. Bourke | John M. Brown G. Butler | Henry Joseph Gallwey Raymond De La Poer W.J. Richardson Captain H.T. Ravenhill |
| 7 - 11 Aug. | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Manliffe Francis Goodbody | | John M. Brown G. Butler | Henry Joseph Gallwey Raymond De La Poer W.J. Richardson Captain H.T. Ravenhill |
| 11 Aug | Northwestern Championships Minneapolis, United States Singles - Doubles | R.D. Applegate 6-4, 6-5 | H. Cramer | | |
| 11 Aug | Scottish Championships St Andrews, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 1–6, 0–6, 10–8, 6–2, 3–1 ret. | Harry Grove | | |
| 13 - 18 Aug. | Tenby Open Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | William Sidney Nelson Heard 6-2 6-2 6-1 | E.W. David | W.R. Glazebrook A.M.C. Smith | Colonel Thomas Powell Lewes A.G. Norris E.M. Samson A. Stabb |
| 13–18 Aug. | Teignmouth and Shaldon Open Teignmouth LTC Teignmouth, Devon, England Grass Singles | Herbert Chipp 6-0 6-1 6-0 | John Redfern Deykin | Edward Charles Pine-Coffin Robert Charles Thompson | Wilfred Milne Conway John Morgan Frank Noon L. Peel Yates |
| 16 - 21 Aug. | Whitby Open Lawn Tennis Tournament West Cliff Tennis Grounds Whitby, North Yorkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Herbert Wilberforce 6-4, 6-4, 8-6 | Herbert Bowes-Lyon | Arthur Wellesley Hallward William Edwin Pease | E.W. Fletcher George Richmond Mewburn Arthur Godfrey Pease Arthur John Stanley |
| 21 Aug. | South of Scotland Championships Moffat Scotland Grass | Alfred Aitken Thomson 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-4 | J. Scott | Francis Pinhorn G. Scott | Stuart Leslie Bathurst Guy Hannaford Bargeny McCulloch |
| 21 Aug | Torquay Lawn Tennis Tournmament Torquay, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 3-6 0-6 6-1 6-4 6-0 | Herbert Chipp | J. Cassavetti George Hillyard | |
| 21 - 23 Aug. | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Hurts Hall Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament – Doubles | George Kensit Barnabas Norman 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | A. Hewetson | Arthur Bacon Longe C.R. Rodwell | Charles Sidney Cullingham F.E. Hollond William Bolding Monement Edward Berners Upcher |
| 23 Aug | Seabright Invitational Tournament Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club Rumson, New Jersey, United States Singles - Doubles | H. Alexander 6-2 6-4 | W. Ward | | |
| 27 Aug | North of England Championships Scarborough, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne 6-1 6-1 6-1 | Henry Guy Nadin | | |

### September

| Week | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| 3 Sep. | Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield and Hallamshire LTC Sheffield, Yorkshire, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | G.E. Lowe 6-2 6-1 2-6 6-0 | Henry Guy Nadin | Frederick T. Bradbury Walter Mace Shipman | E.W. Brooke David Davy G.F. Padley W.F. Rodgers |
| 3 Sept | South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Andrew George Ziffo 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–3 | Harry Sibthorpe Barlow | | |
| 3 Sep | Southern California Championships Santa Monica, United States Hard Singles - Doubles | Robert Peyton Carter w.o. | William Henry Young | | |
| 10 Sep. | Boulogne International Tennis Club Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Clay Singles – Doubles | Edgar John Chippendale 6-2 6-1 6-2 | Lewin Venn Alexander | W. Egerton H.J. Gibson | |
| 10 Sep. | Boulogne International Tennis Club Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Clay Singles – Doubles | Challenger William C. Taylor | | W. Egerton H.J. Gibson | |
| 15 Sep | Queensland Championships Toowong Sports Ground Brisbane, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles | Arthur Fielder Taylor 12-4 | Harold De Winton | Dudley David Pontifex | Ernest John Gilligan Charles Follett Stewart Pennell |
| 18 – 24 September. | Rochester Lawn Tennis Tournament Rochester Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, New York, US Grass Singles – Doubles | Charles Amherst Chase 6-2 6-0 6-2 | Godfrey Malbone Brinley | Philip Sears Valentine Hall | Robert Livingston Beeckman Joseph Sill Clark Sr. Albert Church Hamlin Adam Empie Wright Jr. |

### October

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| 14 Oct | Intercollegiate Championships New Haven, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Philip Shelton Sears 7-5 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-2 | Valentine Gill Hall | | |
| 25 Oct | Victorian Championships Melbourne, Cricket Club Grounds Melbourne, Australia Hard Singles - Doubles | Arthur Colquhoun 6-3 6-4 6-3 | John Hartley | | |
| 25 Oct | Southern Fall Championships Highland Country Club Washington D.C., United States Singles - Doubles | Frederick Sherwood Mansfield 6-1 6-4 6-2 | Deane B. Miller | Francis L. V. Hoppin J.W. Smith | Rodmond Vernon Beach C.H. Ludington jr Arthur Landon Rives |

### November

No events

### December

| Week | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| 24 Dec | New Zealand Championships Napier, New Zealand Singles - Doubles | Percival Clennell Fenwick 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 9-7 | Minden Fenwick | Edward Robert Boddington Richard Dacre Harman | Charles Edward Stuart Gillies Charles Dugald Kennedy Thomas Harold Rawson Frederick Wilding |
| 24 Dec | New Zealand Championships Napier, New Zealand Singles - Doubles | Miss E. Gordon Frederick Wilding 6-1 6-3 | Miss Hilda Hitchings C. D. Kennedy | Edward Robert Boddington Richard Dacre Harman | Charles Edward Stuart Gillies Charles Dugald Kennedy Thomas Harold Rawson Frederick Wilding |